Beverage School: Growing and Protecting Your Brand: Global Intellectual Property Protection and Related Due Diligence Matters

Thomas Speiss III
Shareholder, Buchalter

Tom Speiss represents brand owners. He handles US and global intellectual property (IP) portfolios, including securing and defending trademarks, copyrights and patents, and further handles related URL matters - which closely overlaps with trademarks. Tom further advises on product naming and packaging and handles related disputes, both informally and informally. Tom has developed particular skill working with early stage and maturing companies. He routinely handles IP due diligence matters for CPG companies seeking investment, as well as investors seeking to invest. He advises several CPG companies including Country Archer beef jerky, Good Culture cottage cheese, Health-Ade kombucha, JOT coffee, L-Nutra (the makers of the Prolon fasting mimicking diet), LooseLeaf whole-leaf tobacco, and Yerbae yerba mate, to name a few. Tom received his MBA from USC, his law degree from Villanova and his undergraduate degree from James Madison. Tom hikes and swims in his free time.